Events added to kick off Mark Twain Storytelling Festival

From Trey Stephens
City of Columbia | Assistant to the Mayor

The City of Columbia and the Arts Administration Program at Lindsey Wilson University, with input and information from the Adair County Genealogical Society, will be hosting the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival in June in Columbia.

A ceremony to proclaim the week of June 15-21, 2026, as "Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Week in Columbia" will be held at 10amCT on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in the Research Center at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg St, Columbia, KY.

The official unveiling of the mural at the corner of Reed Street and Jamestown Street by artist Tezon Mitchell will be held at 11amCT on Monday, June 15, 2026. The mural commemorates Mark Twain and his mother, Jane Clemens.

Previously on CM: Mark Twain Storytelling Festival will kick off June 19.



This story was posted on 2026-05-28 09:50:51.
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